The day I got baptised was a great day. My parents made sure that it was something that I would remember for the rest of my life. My grandma and grandpa Anderson were there (my grandma and grandpa Mangum were mission presidents in FL at the time.) Aunts, uncles and cousins, primary teachers and friends all gathered for my special day. Afterward there were refreshments and mingling. After the festivities we were cleaning up the church and something terrible happened. I don't remember the details but I know it involved a 2 liter Sprite bottle and it ended up with me yelling at Jason. He looked at me and with a smile he said: "your not perfect anymore." That was it! I had ruined it; my perfect streak only lasted an hour or so. I was devastated. And I realized that my life would be one of sin.
It wasn't until I was older that I realized that sinning was part of the plan. God knew that it would happen and he loved us anyway. It was because of this love that he provided a Savior, a brother, to suffer in place of us for our sins. Now sinning does bring a lot of suffering not only to those who have been vicimized but also to those who did the sinning. Yet Christ can take that suffering from us so we can be whole again. I am thankful for the amazing power that the atonement has to make us all whole again.
"To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven."
~ Johannes A. Gaertner ~
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